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I have been induced twice! I personally suggest to eat the first time I was there for almost 3 days before my son came 3 days no food which was horrible! This time I went in at 11:45pm had my son the next day 5:53pm I did est before hand! They normally give you water then entire time atleast I had unlimited ice water! Do everything normally! I loved being induced the second time! I have an amazing experience! Goodluck mama❤

Eat something! I went in at 9:30 at night on a Thursday and hadn't eaten dinner because of nerves and didn't have LO (little one) until 7 the next night. I was starving and by then the cafeteria was closed.

I have been induced twice! I personally suggest to eat the first time I was t...

Posted
01/13/2019

I have been induced twice! I personally suggest to eat the first time I was there for almost 3 days before my son came 3 days no food which was horrible! This time I went in at 11:45pm had my son the next day 5:53pm I did est before hand! They normally give you water then entire time atleast I had unlimited ice water! Do everything normally! I loved being induced the second time! I have an amazing experience! Goodluck mama❤

Thank you so much!!! Hoping and praying for the best!! I’m glad to hear it went so well for you 💓

Do your normal everything. Except add some extra sleep. Get what you can now. They monitor you pretty close as it gets closer so sleep doesn’t really happen. And once baby comes sleep is a thing of the past. You got this.

I have been induced twice! I personally suggest to eat the first time I was t...

Posted
01/13/2019

I have been induced twice! I personally suggest to eat the first time I was there for almost 3 days before my son came 3 days no food which was horrible! This time I went in at 11:45pm had my son the next day 5:53pm I did est before hand! They normally give you water then entire time atleast I had unlimited ice water! Do everything normally! I loved being induced the second time! I have an amazing experience! Goodluck mama❤

You were at the hospital for 3 days and they didn't feed you?? And you couldn't have someone get something from the cafeteria?? That's insane!

Just went through the same thing. Went to my routine 39-week midwife appointment, clocked high for blood pressure, midwife decided it was “gestational hypertension” and immediately sent me to be induced. I had a little breakdown before admitting myself to labor and delivery — this just wasn’t how I’d expected my birth to go AT ALL, so I understand your devastation and apprehension.

I started at 3 cm 80% effaced, which seemed promising, but my induced labor still took a total of 20 DAMN HOURS. So yes, grab a good meal before you strap in.

I would also recommend being open to changes in your birth plan. Personally, I was so upset about being induced, I desperately/stubbornly clung to my original dream of an unmedicated birth. All told, I put myself through 15 hours of agonizing pitocin contractions before finally throwing in the towel and getting that blessed epidural. Ever try sitting still for an epidural while simultaneously having 7 cm pitocin contractions?? It’s torture. And it was unnecessary, and I did it to myself. When the epidural kicked in, the relief was so heavenly, I cried!!! I went from writhing in pain every two minutes to having calm conversations, totally unaware contractions were even happening. Truly a miracle drug. Baby was born 5 hours later.

So in sum, my advice is to be flexible, be aware that induced labors tend to be long — so eat and make your medication plans accordingly (because unmedicated pitocin contractions are out of this world painful). Also be prepared that induced labors require more monitoring. You’ll be hooked up to an IV, a blood pressure cuff, and two waistband monitors: one for your contractions and one for baby’s heart rate. This makes moving around difficult, and — unless you have a rule-breaking midwife like mine — also makes a waterbirth impossible.

In the end it’s all worth it! My baby is now 4 days old, sleeping on my chest, and forcing me to type this entirely with my left hand 😂 Good luck to you!

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